FO - St. Paddy's chunky roll brim baby hat w/ topknot

#1

I’m so proud of this sweet little thing, b/c I just sort of winged the pattern (which I’ve never done before!) based on studying several different baby hat patterns (I couldn’t find much out there that I liked for a chunky yarn baby hat). This yarn is super-soft baby alpaca from Fabulous Yarn - yummy stuff! I used half the hank in December for a pair of booties and then the other half (with some left over) for this hat. It took me a little more than an hour-and-a-half to knit (gotta love those chunky yarns).

I gave it to the baby’s parents tonight; they put it on him and it looked so cute. I wish I had a good pic of him wearing it.

#2

That is such a sweet hat! And the yarn does look yummy; beautiful color!

#3

:cheering: :cheering: Looks great! I think all my baby hats are going to have topknots from now on. They look so cute!

#4

CUTE!! Love the look of the chunky yarn!!

#5

That’s just darling!

#6

OK that is absolutly ADORABLE!

I love that chunky yarn too. I made a hat for my older daughter and had it done so fast! :XX:

#7

I love it! Especially the color! :thumbsup:

#8

[color=green]That is beary nice!
I’d love to feel it. [/color] :smiley:

#9

Oh, that is adorable!! :inlove: :inlove: The topknot is a nice touch!

#10

Thanks, y’all! I’ve never done a topknot before, but I was feeling inspired to give the hat a little something extra (plus I didn’t want the knitting to be over when I got to the top of the hat - I just love working with this yarn).

I wish the KP baby alpaca yarn came in more babyish colors, b/c I would love a cheaper source (though I think the Fab Yarns price is pretty darn good).

#11

So cute!!! It looks great! :thumbsup:

#12

Those are cute!!! Love the color! :inlove:

#13

You should do like me and learn to spin it yourself! I buy alpaca from an alpaca farm near my home. Then, I spin it and dye it any color I want. It’s not that hard, but it does take some time to learn to do it right.

By the way, love the hat.

#14

Love it!